Where does “বাওঁ” come from?

বাওঁ (Assamese) comes from Early Assamese বাম, from Sanskrit वाम, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

বাওঁ (Assamese): left

Definitions

  1. left

Ancestry of “বাওঁ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Early Assameseবামleft
2Sanskritवामleft, not right, being or situated on the left side (the quivering of the left eye or arm is supposed to be a good omen in women and of the left arm a bad omen in men)
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “বাওঁ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →